**A Jennette McCurdy book club pick**
**Cosmopolitan, The 20 best books to look forward to in 2024**
**An Independent Book of the Month**
'I loved it: the fast pace, the wry protagonist, and how Brody painfully examines the measures we take to find closure' Jennette McCurdy
'A twisty, pacy crime thriller' independent.co.uk, Books of the month
'A compelling study of grief, betrayal and our complicated relationship with other people's tragedies' Guardian, Best crime and thrillers round-up
'A brilliant, dark debut about grief and the way in which the internet can magnify mania' Mail on Sunday
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A deliciously dark and twisted debut about family secrets, true crime, and destructive obsession – by a striking new talent
Teddy Angstrom is no stranger to morbid public interest in her family's tragedies. And when her father dies suddenly, ten years to the day after her sister Angie's disappearance, she intends to maintain as much privacy as she always has.
Clearing out her father's office, however, Teddy discovers her father's double life: a decade-long investigation into wild conspiracies from a Reddit community of true crime fans fixated on Angie. Repelled and compelled in equal measure by this new online dimension, Teddy finds herself falling down that same rabbit hole.
So when nineteen-year-old Mickey, a charming amateur internet sleuth, materialises in real life, Teddy determines that the two of them are going to team up to find out what really happened to Angie – and whether there's any chance she might still be alive.
But as she struggles to reconcile new information with old memories, Teddy doesn't notice that her obsession is making her increasingly self-destructive. And she's in way over her head before she's realises that Mickey, too, is not all she seems…
'A sensitive, psychological investigation into the impact of unresolved grief' Marie Claire, Best books of 2024 to curl up with
'A tale of grief, family secrets and addition, Brody 's debut has all the trappings of a true crime podcast' Observer
'A thrilling mystery' Cosmopolitan, 20 best books to look forward to in 2024
'A smart, chilling page-turner' People
'For anyone who's ever indulged in a late-night Reddit binge or has found themselves in the amateur sleuthing vortex of true crime junkies' Nylon
Genre: Mystery
**Cosmopolitan, The 20 best books to look forward to in 2024**
**An Independent Book of the Month**
'I loved it: the fast pace, the wry protagonist, and how Brody painfully examines the measures we take to find closure' Jennette McCurdy
'A twisty, pacy crime thriller' independent.co.uk, Books of the month
'A compelling study of grief, betrayal and our complicated relationship with other people's tragedies' Guardian, Best crime and thrillers round-up
'A brilliant, dark debut about grief and the way in which the internet can magnify mania' Mail on Sunday
________________________________
A deliciously dark and twisted debut about family secrets, true crime, and destructive obsession – by a striking new talent
Teddy Angstrom is no stranger to morbid public interest in her family's tragedies. And when her father dies suddenly, ten years to the day after her sister Angie's disappearance, she intends to maintain as much privacy as she always has.
Clearing out her father's office, however, Teddy discovers her father's double life: a decade-long investigation into wild conspiracies from a Reddit community of true crime fans fixated on Angie. Repelled and compelled in equal measure by this new online dimension, Teddy finds herself falling down that same rabbit hole.
So when nineteen-year-old Mickey, a charming amateur internet sleuth, materialises in real life, Teddy determines that the two of them are going to team up to find out what really happened to Angie – and whether there's any chance she might still be alive.
But as she struggles to reconcile new information with old memories, Teddy doesn't notice that her obsession is making her increasingly self-destructive. And she's in way over her head before she's realises that Mickey, too, is not all she seems…
'A sensitive, psychological investigation into the impact of unresolved grief' Marie Claire, Best books of 2024 to curl up with
'A tale of grief, family secrets and addition, Brody 's debut has all the trappings of a true crime podcast' Observer
'A thrilling mystery' Cosmopolitan, 20 best books to look forward to in 2024
'A smart, chilling page-turner' People
'For anyone who's ever indulged in a late-night Reddit binge or has found themselves in the amateur sleuthing vortex of true crime junkies' Nylon
Genre: Mystery
Praise for this book
"A searing portrayal of loss, adolescence, and grief with all the twists and turns of a thriller. Teddy is a fantastically compelling narrator and her relationship with Mickey is twisted yet perfectly believable. I tore through this in a few days - a mindblowing debut." - Heather Darwent
"From the first line, Brody's novel had its hands around my throat. While Rabbit Hole has the pace and intrigue of a thriller, and brutal and evocative prose, what makes it stand out is its narrator, Brody's refusal to soften her edges or portray her as anything less than a young woman savaged by grief. I followed breathlessly along, both wishing I could stop Teddy's Internet-fueled descent into madness and eagerly awaiting the next dark, delicious corner she'd lead me." - Jean Kyoung Frazier
"I absolutely loved this book. Rabbit Hole is an unflinching portrait of grief and obsession, as well as a genuinely gripping mystery. The characters feel raw and real, the story is dark and timely. I couldn't put it down." - Ainslie Hogarth
"In Teddy Angstrom, Kate Brody has constructed a memorable narrator whose distinctive blend of self-awareness and self-destructiveness will keep you both cringing and rooting for her. A witty and moving exploration of grief, loneliness, and obsession as well as a page-turning mystery, Rabbit Hole sucked me in more than any Reddit conspiracy theory thread ever could." - Isabel Kaplan
"Kate Brody's multifaceted debut combines sensitive characterization, wry narration, and use of modern technology worthy of Jennifer Egan with the brilliantly evocative suspense of a Tana French novel. I was riveted!" - Joanna Margaret
"I fell down Rabbit Hole in an obsessive spiral. So many good twists! It's a pitch-black story about ambiguous loss, and a blazingly feminist take on the self-destructive pull of the internet. And it's poignant. And it's unflinching. And that ending! Kate Brody is a star." - Kate Reed Petty
"Blistering, sexy, concentric and dark, Rabbit Hole is the ultimate literary thriller for the digital age, a reddit whodunnit that is at once hyper modern, and grounded by the deep emotionality of Kate Brody's enduring questions about grief and girlhood, caretaking and identity and how, in the absence of truth, to live a meaningful life. An unputdownable debut from a writer I would follow anywhere." - Allie Rowbottom
"Kate Brody's Rabbit Hole is a smart and edgy mystery that kept me turning pages feverishly from start to finish. I found myself tumbling down the rabbit hole right alongside Teddy, the novel's flawed and fascinating protagonist, desperate to solve the mystery of her troubled sister Angie's disappearance. This is a story about girlhood, grief, the slippery nature of memory, and our society's true crime obsession, and Brody delivers insights on these themes in prose that is both raw and beautiful. As we follow Teddy on her downward spiral, we are forced to ask: How much is the truth worth?" - Alexis Schaitkin
"A troubling mystery rustles its feathers beneath Brody's gritty, gorgeous prose. Brody shows how the internet bewitches us, how we seek it out looking for an escape but instead are confronted by our own shadow-selves. Tense and engrossing." - Bea Setton
"From the first line, Brody's novel had its hands around my throat. While Rabbit Hole has the pace and intrigue of a thriller, and brutal and evocative prose, what makes it stand out is its narrator, Brody's refusal to soften her edges or portray her as anything less than a young woman savaged by grief. I followed breathlessly along, both wishing I could stop Teddy's Internet-fueled descent into madness and eagerly awaiting the next dark, delicious corner she'd lead me." - Jean Kyoung Frazier
"I absolutely loved this book. Rabbit Hole is an unflinching portrait of grief and obsession, as well as a genuinely gripping mystery. The characters feel raw and real, the story is dark and timely. I couldn't put it down." - Ainslie Hogarth
"In Teddy Angstrom, Kate Brody has constructed a memorable narrator whose distinctive blend of self-awareness and self-destructiveness will keep you both cringing and rooting for her. A witty and moving exploration of grief, loneliness, and obsession as well as a page-turning mystery, Rabbit Hole sucked me in more than any Reddit conspiracy theory thread ever could." - Isabel Kaplan
"Kate Brody's multifaceted debut combines sensitive characterization, wry narration, and use of modern technology worthy of Jennifer Egan with the brilliantly evocative suspense of a Tana French novel. I was riveted!" - Joanna Margaret
"I fell down Rabbit Hole in an obsessive spiral. So many good twists! It's a pitch-black story about ambiguous loss, and a blazingly feminist take on the self-destructive pull of the internet. And it's poignant. And it's unflinching. And that ending! Kate Brody is a star." - Kate Reed Petty
"Blistering, sexy, concentric and dark, Rabbit Hole is the ultimate literary thriller for the digital age, a reddit whodunnit that is at once hyper modern, and grounded by the deep emotionality of Kate Brody's enduring questions about grief and girlhood, caretaking and identity and how, in the absence of truth, to live a meaningful life. An unputdownable debut from a writer I would follow anywhere." - Allie Rowbottom
"Kate Brody's Rabbit Hole is a smart and edgy mystery that kept me turning pages feverishly from start to finish. I found myself tumbling down the rabbit hole right alongside Teddy, the novel's flawed and fascinating protagonist, desperate to solve the mystery of her troubled sister Angie's disappearance. This is a story about girlhood, grief, the slippery nature of memory, and our society's true crime obsession, and Brody delivers insights on these themes in prose that is both raw and beautiful. As we follow Teddy on her downward spiral, we are forced to ask: How much is the truth worth?" - Alexis Schaitkin
"A troubling mystery rustles its feathers beneath Brody's gritty, gorgeous prose. Brody shows how the internet bewitches us, how we seek it out looking for an escape but instead are confronted by our own shadow-selves. Tense and engrossing." - Bea Setton
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